Tadika Brainchild Beryl’s Chocolate Museum & Sunflower Rice Factory Trip 14 Apr 2010

This year Tadika Brainchild organized an educational trip to the Beryl’s Chocolate Museum & Sunflower Rice Factory.

Like previous year, Daddy is accompanying Issac to the trip.

They assembled at the school at 8.00am waited for the school bus to come, and other children.

It was about 8.15am they departed to their first destination Beryl’s Chocolate Museum. They arrived there around 9.00am.

Beryl’s Chocolate Museum gives an opportunity to the public to visit the factory.

It is a free guided viewing tour to learn the history of Beryl’s® and how they make premium quality chocolate from cocoa beans sourced from plantations around the world.

The factory tour took approximately 20 minutes. The Beryl’s Chocolate Museum do not offer tours throughout Production area.

However, they able to provide a revised tour that includes a video presentation in a presentation room, and followed by a Gallery visitation.

This is to educate the students about the ingredients and the origin of Cocoa by visiting Beryl’s Gallery.

Gallery features illustrations some of the ‘vintage’ machines. You can see special display chocolate packaging from all over the country, and many other priceless antiques.

All the teachers, parents and students are encourage to shop at Beryl’s Chocolate retail outlet prior depart for home.

Outside the museum, there are a few interesting features for visitors to take photos, such as  a big cocoa bean, a milk cow, a ice cream cone and a bitten chocolate slab!

After almost an hour 10am, the teachers and children left for McDonald’s to have their Happy Meal for their brunch.

I can see from the photos, all the children were happy to have their brunch at McD.

Around 11.30am, they left for the 2nd destination which is Sunflower Rice Factory located at Semenyih.

By that time, all were tired and sleepy especially after having the Happy Meals.

The children together with the teachers and parents were brought to the gallery and were briefed how the rice is harvest, process, polish until packing.

A mini rice husking machine to demo made the children understand easily. Each and everyone got to taste the cooked rice.

At the end of the guided tour, come to a mini shop whereby then parents and teachers can buy varieties of rice, from Taiwan, India and locals.

The price here can be a little bit cheaper compare to supermarkets or retails outside.

It was almost 1.00pm after the rice factory visit. And, it is time to go back to school.

It has been a tiring half day for Daddy and Issac. Both of them brought back some souvenirs such as chocolates and small pack of rice.